Among other measures, they propose establishing a Robotics and Autonomous Systems Leadership Council to lead government strategy for driverless vehicles.

The committee also recommends more work to improve the UK's mobile networks to boost connected, rather than self-driving, cars.

Committee chair Lord Selbourne said: “Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) is a fast-moving area of technology and the government has much to do, alongside industry and other partners, to position the UK so that it can take full advantage of the opportunities that CAV offer in different sectors.

He added: “Long-term developments in CAV have the potential to bring about transformational change to society but these changes will only take place if society is willing to both pay for and to adapt its behaviour to fit the technology.”